Show: The Imprint Weekly

Prioritizing Kinship Care with Kim Clifton of HALOS

On this week’s podcast we discuss a new kinship prioritization in Washington, New York gets sued (twice), privatization ends in Nebraska, and controversial new legislation in Alabama and Tennessee. 

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Kim Clifton of HALOS in South Carolina, joins us to talk about kinship care, what federal funding for kinship navigators could mean for her state, and hidden foster care.

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Washington Supreme Court: ‘Meaningful Preference’ for Kin Is Required https://bit.ly/3IcVdp1 Keeping Families Together Act https://bit.ly/3vs1MP4 Lawmakers Pass Child Welfare Changes, Teacher Incentives, Tax Break on Tampons https://bit.ly/3jPfxSw Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Make Providing Gender-Affirming Care to Trans Youth a Felony https://politi.co/3MhinMB New Law Shields Religious Foster, Adoption Agencies from Discrimination Lawsuits https://bit.ly/392ordz New York State Failed to Provide Legally Required Mental Health Care to Kids, Lawsuit Claims https://bit.ly/3JOdSav Lawsuit Alleges New York Created ‘Extremely Harmful’ Shadow Foster Care System https://bit.ly/3xvWoxa January Contreras Confirmed to Biden’s Top Child Welfare Post https://bit.ly/3JKsYh5 Hidden Foster Care: Continuing Coverage in The Imprint https://imprintnews.org/special-series/hidden-foster-care
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